july 2026
Even among those who embrace and believe in the Lotus Sutra, rare are the true believers, the practioners who are able to honor and uphold this sutra with both body and mind. For these believers, minor slanderous offenses will not bring them grave retribution, since their faith is strong and their slanderous offenses are weak. It is like using a deluge to put out a small fire.
(Reply to the Wife of Abutsu-bo, p. 905)